2013 African U-20 Championship

2013 African U-20 Championship
The 2013 African U-20 Championship officially known as the Orange African U-20 Championship, Algeria 2013 was the 19th edition of the African U-20 Championship. The competition was held in Algeria in the cities of Oran and Aïn Témouchent from March 16 to 30 March 2013. The semifinalists will participate in 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Qualification
Qualified teams
Squads
Venues
In March 2012, the Algerian Football Federation announced that Algiers and Oran were the two candidate cities to host the competition. In May, Algiers was initially chosen as the host city of the competition. However, in August, the Algerian Football Federation announced that Oran and Aïn Témouchent would replace Algiers as the host cities, due to the lack of available stadiums in the latter city.
Draw
The draw for the tournament was held on 9 December 2012 in Cairo, Egypt.
Officials
Referees
Bamlack Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)
Reinhold Shikongo (Namibia)
Juste Zio (Burkina Faso)
Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Denis Dembele (Ivory Coast)
Reserve referees
Achille Madila (DR Congo)
Bakary Camara (Gambia)
Assistant referees
Peter Sabatia (Kenya)
El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)
Balkrishna Bootun (Mauritius)
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Jerson dos Santos (Angola)
Moussa Bayere (Ivory Coast)
Arsenio Marengula (Mozambique)
Yacine Hassan Egueh (Djibouti)
Mohamed Bechirene (Algeria)
Issa Yaya (Chad)
Sidiki Sidibe (Guinea)
Berhe Tesfargiorgh (Eritrea)
Seydou Tiama (Burkina Faso)
Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue (Cameroon)
Reserve assistant referees
Kindie Mussie (Ethiopia)
Yahaya Mahamadou (Niger)
Group stage
Tiebreakers
Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the concerned teams
Best goal difference resulting from the matches between the concerned teams
Greatest number of goals scored in the matches between the concerned teams
Goal difference in all group matches
Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
Fair Play point system in which the number of yellow and red cards are evaluated
Drawing of lots by CAF Organising Committee
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Originally the games were scheduled to kick-off at 17:30 and 20:30. However CAF made changes on the 10 March so that both matches started at 17:00.
Third place match
Final
Winners
Player Awards
Top goalscorer: Aminu Umar
Fair player of the tournament: Francis Narh
Player of the tournament: Saleh Gomaa
Team of the tournament
Starting Eleven
Mossad Awad
Ahmed Samir
Boubacar Diarra
Ramy Rabia
Lawrence Lartey
Abdul Jeleel Ajagun
Derrick Mensah
Saleh Gomaa
Kahraba
Zinedine Ferhat
Ebenezer Assifuah
Substitutes
Eric Ofori Antwi
Tiékoro Keita
Francis Narh
Didier Ibrahim Ndong
Emomo Eddy Ngoyi
Mohammed Goyi Aliyu
David Djigla
Hossam Mohammed Ghaly
Goal scorers
4 goals
Aminu Umar
3 goals
Ebenezer Assifuah
Kahraba
2 goals
Saleh Gomaa
Adama Niane
Abdul Jeleel Ajagun
1 goal
Ebenezer Ofori
Seidu Salifu
Jeremiah Arkorful
Mahmoud Hamad
Ramy Rabia
Samba Diallo
Tiékoro Keita
Emomo Eddy Ngoyi
Countries to participate in 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The top four teams qualified for 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup:
See also
2012 Accra Three Nations Cup - exhibition competition in preparation of the Championship
References
External links
2013 African U-20 Championship
2013
Youth
African Youth Championship
African Youth Championship
2013 in youth association football
Football